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Jan 2009
8:44pm, 17 Jan 2009
2,483 posts
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Fat Dave
Ooh yeah - Buney's right. You must be careful to stay out of a headspace where you beat yourself up mentally if you don't run. That way is a downward spiral. Each run is a bonus, not an expectation, Ok?
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Jan 2009
8:47pm, 17 Jan 2009
237 posts
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-Monty-
repeat all of the above.
must be the time of year as a lot of people seem to be going down with it at the moment. i suffer from SAD too. the running helps to get me outside and increases my time spent in natural daylight. i still yearn for summer (so bad sometimes!) and the extra daylight helps a lot. tried a SAD light but to me what i miss the most is green trees and hedges and fields and........... a SAD light doesn't give me that effect.
being busy helps me. have plans and goals to work to. enter a race in feb or march and time will soon go working towards them.
music helps me a lot too. put your favourite music on and turn the volume up!
hurry up spring! 
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Jan 2009
8:48pm, 17 Jan 2009
44 posts
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I also think trying not to get too hung up on targets, times, PBs and rigid schedules because on not so good days they can become sticks to beat oneself with ( we depressed folk are often experts at that )
Important to try and run for the pleasure of running as a thing in itself rather than as means to an end
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Jan 2009
8:51pm, 17 Jan 2009
2,486 posts
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Fat Dave
Yup. Exactly that.
Funnily enough, Old Mum's profile section sums it up for me. I've always been tempted to steal it...
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." - Jesse Owens
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Jan 2009
8:53pm, 17 Jan 2009
45 posts
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I struggle more in the winter - from November to February particularly when the days are noticeably shorter - I almost start grieving for summer when the clocks go back - getting out in the daylight is very important in winter
I calculated this week that we have about 8 -8 1/2 hours of daylight at the moment and Im spending 8 of those indoors with little chance to get outside sadly ....really notice when the days start getting lighter in February
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Jan 2009
8:56pm, 17 Jan 2009
27,242 posts
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mad4purple
Welcome to Fetch posting NRGEE.
You will have mail soon
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Jan 2009
8:59pm, 17 Jan 2009
10,953 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
I think although we all love running and have priority there.
I did say at SM what if I couldn't run ? You do need to divide your life up and make the thing that you are doing NOW the most important then if running comes out of the equation you concentrate on what make you feel great :).
Get a square grid and divide it up into 9 smaller squares and put the 9 most important things in your life.
PARTNER, FAMILY, FRIENDS, RUNNING etc
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Jan 2009
9:00pm, 17 Jan 2009
238 posts
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-Monty-
if i had my way i'd copy hedgehogs.........
curl up in a ball and wake me up in spring!
trouble is i wouldn't be able to get away with it.
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Jan 2009
9:01pm, 17 Jan 2009
145 posts
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Chrisull
Join a club - it's easy to skip a run if it's just you, but if you know others are getting ready in the pouring rain and cold it's good to join them :-). I've been in football clubs, cricket clubs and found them a bit snooty or a bit intense, so I put off joining a running club for a year or so, and then kicked myself, as it has made such a difference. There's the least attitude I've ever encountered, and the people are more approachable in general. As for depression - I've found that the talking therapies were most useful, so anywhere you can just chat along helps. I eschewed medication for a talking therapy, I no longer have that and I find running with the club keeps me on the straight and narrow. Can have a terrible day and turn up and forget all about it, in fact it can transform a totally crap day into a rather good one. An hour of hard running later and I often forget what the hell had been bugging me all day.
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Jan 2009
9:04pm, 17 Jan 2009
10,954 posts
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Hills of Death (HOD)
It's all about joining the right one Chris the reason I left football clubs and my last running club is poor attitude of various factors.
I'm not going change it too many I'm not their manager (although I tried ). So I found a club that was welcoming
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